Starting Saturday, hospitals in Kingston will be implementing even more strict visitation rules to protect patients and staff from contracting the novel coronavirus.
Earlier this week, the Kingston Health Sciences Centre, which oversees both Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu, announced new visitation protocol to help protect against the virus, like limiting access to hospitals to select entrances, screening visitors for signs of COVID-19 and travel history, and limiting visitors to one per patient.
As of Satuday, Kingston Health Sciences Centre is asking that only “essential visitors” visit their loved ones in the hospital.